Wallpaper author:
Mathieu Guinot
03 Oct 2022
NGC 7793 CHI-1 Bundle
NGC 7793 is a flocculent spiral galaxy located at a distance of 12.2 million light-years in the southern constellation of Sculptor. It is one of the five brightest galaxies within the Sculptor Group.
The morphological class of NGC 7793 is SA(s)d, indicating it is an unbarred spiral (SA) with no inner ring structure (s) and that the arms are loosely wound and disorganized (d). It is flocculent in appearance with a very small bulge and a star cluster at the nucleus. There are two nearby dwarf galaxy companions.
LRGB : 14/14/15/15 x 600s
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 7793
10 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 359.4573 Dec -32.591
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................03 Jul 2022 - 19 Nov 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 600 | 3h50m | 23 |
| Green | 600 | 3h50m | 23 |
| Red | 600 | 3h40m | 22 |
| Luminance | 600 | 3h40m | 22 |